TUP, OMAHA DAILY RISK:' TFKSDAY, DITHMRI'll 20. 100.1.
GAMUT ADVISE RAILROAD
Vor twtsUrn Warm I .itruo'.ioni cn IU
turning Tut Schedule!.
BOARD IS NOT CLEAR ON THE SUBJECT
ft knar of Trnrhrrt va ho Art Taking
Rsamlaatlons for state Orim
rat Arrive mm Start la Oa
Their Work.
(From a, Blarf Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Dee. in .-(Hpct In I )-Thc State
Jiosrd of Equalisation, with all metnbori
present except Treasurer Mnrtensen, held a
abort meeting (hi morning at the request
of Mansgcr Kldwcll nf the Northwestern In
Js'ehraska and Wyoming and Tax Comrnla
alonrr Crandon of the legal department of
tha tarn road. These desired to get an
expression from the board a to the sehed
Ula for personal taxes, t'nder the old law
It wu necessary for the railroad In turn
ing In thrlr switch trarka to lump the
number a so many miles, t'nder the new
hf It la necessary to designate each par
ticular one, and the snme way with email
building that have hern put up by the
company. If the rallronda are required to
Hat everything by detail It will be neces
ary to send out a number of englneera,
and It will tnke about sixty daya to corn
plot the work. The bnnrd did not give the
rallrond representative any Idea of what
it Intended to do, becauae the board doea
not know. The matter waa discussed for
pome time and It la up to the rnllroada to
Interpret' the law themselves.
The bnnrd hn aent for the schedule
used by Illinois and Indiana, the revenue
Inwa of those atatra bejng almllar to Ne
braska's, and when they arrive the board
Kill be able to talk.
Teacbera Com Inn In.
Tha teachera begnn to arrive laat night,
and while not even a'good sized guard hen
yet showed up, It Is expected that tonight
and tomorrow they will come In droves.
Tha morning was spent In taking examina
tions In chemistry and history and the aft
ernoon In examinations In English litera
ture, plane trigonometry and xoology for
professional life certiorate. Those who
took the examinations .were: Agnes R.
Akaamtt. Crete; Dorothea Kolls, Grand Is-
mna w. n. I'nie. vjraiinn u. n. xuuanei-
mn. Aunurn: rnru-les it. weeks. Crete: u.
Orundy.. Valley; I. N. Clark, Sterling;
Mrs. F. Ilertha Hosford, Garrison; W. D.
Kave, Kimball; Grace Greves, Fremont; R.
A. Johnson, South Omaha; J. B. Sillier.
Arery; .Thomas J. , Jones, Iawrence.
PROGRAM FOR TTESDAT.
Forenoon Examination for professional
life certificates, state superintendent's of
fice, s:S0 a. m.. geology end physical geog
raphy. Afternoon Examination for professional
life certificates, stite superintendent's of
fice, 1 :iN p. m., intellectual philosophy and
rhetoric.
Liable for I ncotlected Fees.
Judge Cornish has decided that C. O.
Boettcher and his bondsman, the Fidelity
and Deposit Company of Maryland, are re
sponsible for $2,700 fees, which as district
clerk of this county Boettcher fnlled to
collect. Thr court hold that a clerk of the
'court Is responsible for the statutory fees
Cue for work done In his office and must
account for thorn whether collected or not.
Ths caae of Boettcher contains some
rather unique phases. Sam E. Low was
elected clerk In 1RT. but died before his
term sxplred. His chief deputy, J. H. Mal
la'.leu, was appointed to 1111 the remaining
nine months. Before six of these nine
months had passed he died himself, and
Boettcher, who was also a deputy, was
hamed. This was on September 14, 1899.
At the legislative session the preceding
winter a bill had been passed making the
office of district clerk a sularied one Instead
of a fee office, as It had been for years.
Ths district clerks In the larger counties
banded together, raised a fund and dis
puted the legality of this act.
Mr. Boettcher, txllevlng that the act was
bad and that the office would be put back
upon a fee basis for the three months In
which he would hold at least, started In on
a speculation. In many of the cases that
had been tried In past years complete rec
ords bad rot been made. Boettcher hired
some fifteen stenographers and put these
at work making these and and In other re
spects bringing the records of the office up
to date. In this way lonw $13,000 worth of
fees were earned within less than three
. months. For only a part of these, how
ever, was Boettcher able to collect.
' Church Loses la Litigation.
The First Christian church congregation
lost out in Its lawsuit in district court
against .the Northwestern Life Insurance
company. It secures a small Judgment, for
$77. M, where It asked for $1,806. The North
western filed a motion for a new trial,
which was. overruled.
Yeara ago, when the boom time was on,
tha congregation built a costly edtn.ee at
Fourteenth and K streets. It was com
pelled to borrow $17,000 from the North
western company, and when the hard times
cam the congregation was compelled to
allow the church to go under tha hammer.
The company hud to take It, and still
owns It 1
Some time ago' the church brought suit
against the company, claiming $1,996 dam
'ages for conversion, It being claimed that
the life Insurance people had no right to
the boiler, tha twenty-five radiators, sixty
runs church pews, fourteen two-light gas
fixtures, nine one-light fixtures, one three
light and ona four-light fixtures, and a
thlrty-elght-llght combination chandelier.
The case turned upen whether these ar-
Jlek Basdsek and tellers all tb trouble toe,
cot to a bllioas Mat of ta trsirm, aura ss 1) te
aman, Hsaae, ProwstneM, Distress afur astlog,
rtia In ths Bide, o. While thr most rasuui.
asl auccsss hi sera shows lu curtug
SICES
H radars,, yn I'arter'sUula Ur Fills srqai
VsJaabis in Constipation, curing and presenting
hit aaaoylsf complaint, whus lhr also correct
s.l siaordrrs of Wis ttoatarti. stlmulsl Ik Iivbt
mui ttguUi tkt bosrals. Kits) if I lit J only cur)
HIE ASS
Ash they vol Id be almost prtrrlrsa to those waa
suirt IriKa this distressing complain', bo I fortu
salal; thair spudnss dor sot rud bars, and Ukm
who one try luriu will tsd ttiea little tiilaia
aols to so slant ways ilial tbry sill sol ha wUuaf
erk,jiUouih. but after ail lie a oa ,
Aetata
I ths base of so aiauy Htm that here la when we
a sHir (raaa bvaal. Uar I'Uls cars It alius
oihsr do sot.
t artar a Litll Llvse Pills ar very saull u
Very easy to taa. On or two pills snakaa sVjaa.
Ikry ar strictly vesrtabU sua da sol srip
unr. bmbsttrlr (mills sciumi pl ase all art
na usa. Is vials al llran; for 11. bd
If aUssgisIS nary what, or saal y BiX
CAfiTEU MEDICINE CO.,
Nw York CltJI
CARTERS
flm TE3T
tides wer p'lt In as permanent fixtures
snd then by becsme a part of the realty.
The conrrg itlon Insisted that the molt
goxe covered only the building, nnd nit
these fixtures, but the court held that
wbrte It was not proven thiit they were
enly of n temporary chiirscter, snd to be
taken awny Inter, be mut find them lo lie
a pirt of the renlty. fly tills conie of
rensnrilng he figured thiit the rhnndcller
whs it jurt of tie hulldlng, while the mhs-llg-it
fixtures were not. To this conclusion
the company excepts.
ARSON IS MADMAN'S CRAZE
Aaed Resident of Teesjmarh llaia to
Re Removed to Asylam to I're
serve other Property.
TKCI'MSEII, Neb., Dec. 2R (Special. )
Dn. Rills, en old man of this county, who
has been mentally unbalanced for some
time, has been returned to the Lincoln
asylum, from which he was released some
months sgo. During the past summer and
fall Mr. Kills had been maklna his home
with his children In this county, but of
lata he has been laboring under strange
hallucinations, being desirous of setting
buildings afire. For his own ssfety, ns
well as that of those about him. It wne
deemed advisable to return him to tha
asylum.
Mrs. Caroline Lane, wife of George
Laue, who Uvea Just south of this city,
has been tnken to the ssylum for the In
sane at Lincoln. Mrs. Iaue Is a young
woman, perhnps years of sge, and Is th?
mother of several young children. Her
mind boenme unbalanced, and It was
deemed advisable to send her to the asy
lum for treatment. The case Is a snd one.
Rob store at Leavllt.
FREMONT. Neb.. Dee ! B.-il
The store of the Ames Mercantile
company at Leavltt was robbed last night
nf between $200 and $TJ)0 worth of goods.
When the clerk opened up this morning
he found goods scattered nbout the store
and the hack door broken open. Some
shirts, underwear, dress goods, shoes 'and
other goods were tnken. From the quan
tity of goods mincing the burglnrs evidently
had a team. The high wind had blown
away all traces of tracks. Sheriff BafJmsn
went out to Leavltt this morning, but so
far has been, unable to get any clue to the
thieves. The same store was broken open
nnd several hundred dollars' worth of
goods taken about two months ago. The
officers are convinced hat there Is an or
ganised gang operating' In this vicinity, as
this Is the fourth burglary within the lat
three months.
lias Both Lea Broken.
FREMONT. Neb., Dee. 28.- Special).
Martin Enrlght, a laboring man about
2S years of age, who has. been
working around town for aome time, fell
under the cars while trying to board a
freight train bound west this afternoon
and was seriously injured. His left leg was
broken at the ankle, both bones protrud
ing several Inches. Both bones of the right
leg were fractured Just below the knee.
The accident occurred about half a mile
west of the depot, .A team was secured
and the Injured man brought to town as
soon as possible. It may be necessary to
amputate his left foot. Enrlght was on
his way to North Bend when, the acci
dent occurred.
Poultry show for Papllllon.
PAPILlToN. Neb.. Dec. 2S.-(Speclal.
An organization to be known as the
Sarpy County Poultry association was
formed In Papllllon Saturday night with
the following officers: President, G. D.
McClaskey; vice president, M. P. Brown;
secretary, C. B. Tower; treasurer, C D.
Brown. The' first annual poultry show
will be held here February 4, t and and
preparatlona are being made to make this
show a very successful evnt. Besides a
fine display of birds the visitors will be
entertained with music and a moving pic
ture of a cock fight.
Admits Uelnat a Forarer.
KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 28. (Special Tel
egram). Jack Ottls was brought here from
Elm Creek yesterday charged with for
gery. Saturday he got two pay checks from
the Standard Bridge company for his com
panions and endorsing their names on them
had them cashed. Later he was arrested
and gave up the money. When arranged
here today he admitted his guilt and will
probably be arranged In district court to
morrow, when It la said he will plead
guilty. Ottls Is a young man and says
drink Is what caused him to commit the
crime.
I.odK Elections.
TECl'MSEH, Neb., Deo. .-8neclal.)-The
members of Heckathorn post. Grand
Army of the Republic, of this city have
elected the following officers for the com
ing year; Commander, Rev. P. C. Johnson;
senior vice commander, Abe Sherman; Ju
nior vice commander, John Roberts; quar
termaster, W. Robb; chaplain, Thomas
Goodman; officer of the day, O. 8. Mason;
surgeon, Robert Dew; officer of the guard,
Danile Ray; delegate to state encampment,
J. A. Dillon; alternate, George Miller.
Pair of Holiday Accidents.
NORFOLK. Neb., Dec. 28.-(Speclal).
Two boya In north Nebraska are
battred up from the holidays. Roy Mason
of Long Pine has a charge from a shot
gun In his knee. .The gun went off outside
of the house and the full load was lodged
In the lad's knee cap. Tearing a bole
through the door the load carried a portion
of the wood Into the wound. Miller McClln
tock of Newman Grove fell twenty feet
from a telephone pole and broke both of his
arms.
Beatrice Corps Entertain.
BEATRICE. Neb., Dec. 28 (Special.)
The members of the Woman's Relief corps
whose birthdays have occurred during ths
past three months were entertained in
Grand Army of Republic hall last night
by the corps. A musical program was ren
dered, after which a banquet was held.
Those In whose honor the reception was
given are Meadames Mary Hngy, Alice
Wade, Nancy Lowe, Emma JIughes, Elda
Treadwell, Catherine Spink, 8. C. Crangle
and F. J. Cole.
Teensnseh Bendy for SnsTraalat.
TECl'MSEH, Neb., Dec. 28.-(Speclal.T
Thai state headquarters of ths Nebraska
Woman's Suffrage society will be removed
from Omaha to Tecumseh. for the coining
year, at least. This action hss been de
cided upon by tbe executive committee.
The work of the headquarters will be un
der the personal direction of Mrs. II. T.
Ward of this city, who Is the state secre
tary. Tecumwh has a good local society,
and Mrs. Ward Is a very active worker In
the cause
Kindles Fire on Pnrlor Floor.
TECl USER Neb.. Dec. 28. -(Special h
Dean, sthe 4-year-oid son of Mr. and Mr.
W. M. Buffum of thia city, kindled a fin
on the parlor floor at the Buffum house,
and before It was discovered the carpet
and some of the furniture of Iho room
was considerably damaged.
Beatrice Fnlr Snrrea.
BEATRICE. Neb.. Dec. 28.-(Speclal. -The
firemen's fair closed last night at the
Auditorium after a run of one week. TlK
affair, both from a financial and .xlJ
standpoint, was the most successful uf any
l given by the ursnisj.
NORFOLK STILL IN DOUBT
Not Contiro"d Board Will Not Allow Aij
itira AptrcprintioD to Lapie.
LINCOLN MAN'S VIEW OF SITUATION
Insists That rinsed Is Opposed to the
nrfnlk Asylnm HehnlldlnaT nnd
'Desires to ( oneentrate
lnt It of Inn.
NORFOLK, Neb., Dec. 2S (Bpeclisl . '
"No. I csn't say that I believe the State
Board of Public Lands and IlulldlnKS In
tends to do anything st a'l toward the re
construction of the Nebraska Insane hos
pltnl at Norfolk. I believe there Is a dei
liberate and positively planned scheme to
kill time In order that the appropriation
of '$1011,0(10 for that reconstruction may
lapse, and in order that the next leglsls
ture may be Induced to turn the money
toward the Lincoln Institution, with the
Idea of concentration."
In this manner did a Lincoln politician
of prominence who has been on the "In
side" of affairs with the Hoard of Public
Iands and Buildings, make known to a
personal friend In Norfolk today what hs
really thouaht nbout the prospects for
comp'etlng the state Institution at this
plnce by fall. Weight is added to the
statement from the fact that the speaker
has been around the state house pretty
much all the time during the past two
years and that, having been Interested
personally In the reconstruction of the
bptldlnas which were destroyed by fire, he
has been keenly wstchlng all the signs
which tend to point toward action for or
against the rebuilding.
"The reason for letting the appropriation
laise," said the visitor, when asked for
the grounds upon which bis statements
were based. "Well, the reason Is clear
enough, to be sure. In the first place the
state bourd almost to a member, believes
in concentration nf state Institutions. Just
why they believe In It I am not In a posi
tion to say, but I have talked with them
enough to know that. And In the second
place there are n whole lot of people who
are Interested In this insane asylum that
you never hear anything nbout. There are
more Interests than one trjlng to get the
lapse to succeed, and there would be more
people In Lincoln than Norfolk or Ne
braska has ever been told about who would
rejoice at the change of plans.
Renaon for Ills Relief.
"What makes me think there Is a de
liberate plan to delay so long that nothing
will bo doiieT
"Well, for one thing the Norfolk hospi
tal Is never mentioned In the corridors
nor the halls nor the offices of the state
house unless the matter Is forced. There
Is never a whisper nbout the appropria
tion, nor is there ever a word as to when
tho contract may be l;t. Out at the
asylum It Is precisely the same. There
is never n word there about the Norfolk
hospital. You wouldn't know there ever
had existed one and you couldn't be con
vinced from plans that are made there,
that there ever would be such a thing on
the mnp.
"What of the promises of the board that
the asylum would be done by fall? and
that tbe contract would be let in January
and that the plans would be drawn right
oway nnd that bids would be advertised
for after a while, you ask?
"Well, what of the promises that the
work would have been almost done by
now? What of the promises of the board
that they would get the bids ndvertlsed
for along Inst summer eight months ago.
and ' that the ' material would be "on the
ground by September? What of their
promises that the plans would be com
pleted by November 1 and that the con
tract would be let by December 16? And
Why haven't they been kept? Why hasn't
the state architect been busy a long time
ago weeks and weeks and weeks ago, at
those plans? Why weren't the bids adver
tised for during the summer? And why
was It that the whole board came to Nor
folk, the other day, after The Bee had
mentioned their delay, with only a little
roiiRh lead pencil sketch of a couple of
buildings, which could have been drawn
In two hours at most? What did" they say
In explanation? The board said it had
been so busy that It couldn't get togethor.
So busy that four men found no time
within ten long months when they could
attend to a state appropriation of $100,000.
And If they haven't had time during those
ten months, what assurance beyond their
repeated promises la there that they will
find time In the next ten? For what has
there been during the past year to es
pecially take tip their time except the
Norfolk arylum and the Kearney Nor
mal school? And what has the architect
been doing to keep him ao rushed and why
is It that they all blame each other?"
COZAD WATCHMAN IS SHOT
Inidenllfled Enemy Peppers Saniael
Bvrgeas with Back
. ahot.
COZAD. Neb., Dec .-(Special Tele
gram.) This morning about 1 o'clock Sam
uel Burgess, night man at the Pendee hotel,
was shot while standing in the office. The
shot was fired through the window by
someone unidentified. The weapon used
was evidently a shotgun loaded with buck
shot. The charge struck Burgess In the
face, four of the heavy buckshot passing
through the lower part of the face. The
wound is serious, but not neceasari'.y fatal.
There Is no clua aa yet as to the identity
of the would-be assassin. The wounded
man has been marshal and night watchman
for tha last six wteka.
Bnylns Klght-of-Way.
PAPILLION. Neb.. Dec. 28.-(Speclal).
Representatives of tha Omaha, Lin
coln & Beatrice electric line have been
In this vicinity during tha past veek buy
ing up the options on the right-of-way
of the proposed road which ware made last
summer. It Is positively stated that the
road will commence work of construction
in the early spring. Work on tha Omaha
& Southwestern line has stopped on ac
count of the frozen coudltion of tha
ground. '
Tecontsch Hear Temperance Talk.
TECl'MSEH. Neb.. Doc. 2S.-(Spclal.) -A
series of temperance mec'lngs were held
In this city today, with Hon. Thomus Dar
nell of Lincoln as the speaker. Mr. Dar
nell is the utlorney for the State Anil
Saloon league. This- morning he spoke at
the, Presbyterian church, thia afternoon at
the Baptist church, and this evening he
aJOresred a union meeting at the Metho
dUt church.
Two small Robberies.
NORFOLK. Neb.. Dt-c. S8. (Special!.
Two small burglaries were effected
l Norfolk hint iilght. The saloon of WU
llum Berner wsa entered and $3 in nickels
stolen, while thieves broke Into the city
station of the Northwestern railroad and
found $1 K In the cash drawer, which they
too.li. The saloon burglar declined to UK
In pennies.
For a Cold on tha Lungs, and to prevent
Pneumonia, take PUo'a Cure. All drug
gists. 25c.
Everybody reads tbe want ad page these
daya Now la the time to (tut your ad
uwr.
MORE RECORDS IN COTTON
ev Tork Rirbana Una A
Wild Itny with Heavy
Advance.
NEW TORK, rec. :,-New high, record
prices were made smld the greatest ex
citement st the opening of the cotton ex
change today. First prices were at sn
advance of 2Vii.ri1 points. Before the csll
wns f.ilrly completed Miirih bad sold it
14 01 cents. Mny at 14 Di and July at 1414.
The advance followed the Surprising
strength st Liverpool, where prices were
17 to m points hhshcr st the time of the
local opening. Instead nf a shnile lower, ss
exnefted, wllh private cables nscrlhln
gains to heavy buying for continental,
Kgvptlan and American accnunte.
The esrly market was sctlve snd ex
cited. There wss a tremendous buying
for both accounts, with New Orleans sup
porting Just enough to add to the appre
hension of shorts, who were apparently In
a panlc-atrlcken condition. Hut realising,
too. was very heavy, and after the cull
pricss showed a declining tendency, sag
ging off several points from the best during
the first fifteen or twenty minutes' al
though th market continued very feverish
nnd unsettled, with most of the selling by
psrlle having profits to take.
The market at mldilsy was less active, but
steady, with prlies net 31 to ."W points
higher.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28-An Immense
volume of business was done on tha cotton
market todny, with prlees from 2 to 67
points higher thnn the close of Thursday.
Profit-taking was enormous, but had little
effect on prices. The demnnd from all
quarters was strong and the market bulled
Itself. Little or no support was offered by
the prominent longs, nnd, in a mensure,
they checked the advance. With a Ilttlaj
s-jpport from the long side prices could
easily have been pushed to the 15-cent
mark.
VENGEANCE ON GRAVE ROBBER
Frank Mcttnniec, Philadelphia tihonl,
la Overtaken by l.onar Ex.
pected Death.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S -Pursued for
twenty-one years by a fear that death
awaited htm at the hands of a negro,
Frank McNamee, who was the hend of the
syndicate that sto!e more than sixty negro
bodies from the Lebanon cemetery In this
city, was found unconscious at Fifth and
Walnut s'.-eets with his head fractured.
He died a few hours Inter.
Owing to the fact that McNamee Is sup
posed to have aroused the deep enmity of
negro lot holdera who lost relatives In
I.ebannn etmetcry, the police are Investi
gating, but thus far hove found no trace
of his slayer.
McNameo was arrested for the grave
robberies at the Ibanon cemetery and sent
to prison for two years. When he left the
prison he was followed by negroes bent on
killing him. For years he lived In constant
fear and regretted ever having left prison.
Announcements of tbe Then! era.
"Not Guilty," filled to the brim with sen
sations and hairbreadth escapes, will be
the attraction at the Krug theater tonight
and tomorrow afternoon and night. The
principal characters In the drama are na
tives of Sheldon's'Corners, Pa., where the
scenes of the first and last acta are laid.
In the first act the, villain murders his
benefactor and falsely accuses another man
who unfortunately Is found with the body,
of the crime. The accused passes through
many persecutions before he Is freed from
guilt and' resumes hlsj honorable station In
eclety. '
"Peggy from virls." .. the successful
George Ade satire, will be given at a spe
cia! matinee t the Boyd 'theater this aft
ernoon. This piece has repeated In Omaha
the success that has greeted It everywhere,
and Manager Burgess feels complimented
that he was enabled to secure a special
performaneo this afternoon for the benefit
of the matinee patrons of the Boyd. The
engagement closes this evening.
Terrlll.
Finding that I arn greatly overstocked in
all sorts of materials, I will for the next
month make a great reduction on every
thing In stock making evening nnd dinner
gowns for less than cost, shirtwaist dresses
for $50 and $65, handsome lace gowns for
less than cost, cheviot walking skirts for
$23, mixed goods, $X. E. H. TERRILL.
Attention, Odd Fellows.
All Odd Fellows are requested to attend
the funeral of our late brother. George
Smith, from his late reeldence, 2234 North
18th street, at 2 o'clock p. m. Tuesday, Da
cmeber 29. J. H. COOPER,
C. A. ANDERSON, Chairman.
Secretary.
More mis-spelled words thia week In the
want ads.
FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER
Promise of Fair and Colder Tneaday,
with Fair Wednesday in
Nebraska.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28,-Forecast:
' For Nebraska and South Dakota Fair
Tuesday and colder In east portion; Wed
nesday fair.
For Iowa Fair Tuesday, colder In west
portion; Wednesday fair.
For Il'lnois Clearing in northeast, fair In
southwest portions Tuesday; Wednesday
fair; fresh southwest to north winds.
For Missouri-Tuesday, fair; colder in
northwest portion; Wednesday fair.
For North Dakota, Colorado. Wyoming,
Montana and Kansas Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA. Dec. . Offlciul lecord of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
tha corresponding day of tbe lust thrc
ear:
19ui lo2. U01. 1300.
Maximum temperature... 4 31 3.1 n
Minimum temperature.... IT Tl 21 H
Mean temperature ;n 2 -rj
Precipitation i .03 Mi T
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day since March L
1ISJ3: '
Normal temperature i
Pxceas for the day ,)
Total excess since March 1. 19u3 . ti
Normal precipitation (13 inch
Deficiency for the day (a Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 32.24 inches
Kxcfas since March 1. 19-3 2.12 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1902... .48 Inches
Deficiency for cor pe riod in lSul.. 01 inches
Report Iron stations at T P. M.
-3 2
s
3 -
2
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: 3
CONDITION OF TUB
WEATHER
Omaha. cler
Valentin-, clear
North Plntte. clear
t'heyenue, clear
8hU Lke Cltv, clear
Ha Id City, clear
Huron, cloudv
Wtlilstnn. cloudy
l'l:lc4go, snowiu
8t. I.ouis, nart cloudy ,,
St. Paul, cloudy
Davenpjr. doer
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FINAL FIGURES ON CROPS
Chief of Btirta of Stttiitlot Iiuei 8tU
mentof Product on for 1003.
OVER TWO BILLION BUSHELS OF CORN
Winter Wheat Held Aaaregrate
ntnt,lM,ano Bnshel. Kprlna W heat
7m.tmn nnhrl Oat 7ft4
(HI4,1IH llaahel.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ?l.-FlniiV returns
In I lie rhlef of the bureau of statistics of
the Department of Agriculture from regu
lar and special corn spondents, supple
mented by reports of specbil field sgents,
show tha acreage, production and value of
the principal farm crops of the i'nlleil
Stites In 1I3 to have been ss follows:
Produe'n Farm value
Crops. Acrenge. bushels Dee. 1. HI.
Corn K(ril.lW S.'.Mt.KS 25 $'2.t,M
Winter wh'l..3.'.rii f.tn .rfi x.;i ,i c.2,2M
Hp'g wheat.. .M.!s".4.4fi7 2!i:,.'!r,4.fcS IW.iNl.iri)
Out 27.ti.fli.l2i. 7M.iiH4.l! Wi.im.it
Barley 4.KO.H7 l.'ll.Wl.Wl fiO.(W..1l J
Rye I.!i,k!i a.4l 16.lr3.Tt
look Wheat .. W'4: 14.S43.ii44 .sw.7:il
Flaxseed .... 3.12' 1. 22! 27.aii.10 J2.'211..Y7
Potatoes 2.HIm 247.IZ7.HHO Kd.rcw.n94
Hay 3S.W3.7Kt H .3HT.W1 fiM,.m X-'i
Tolmccn I.(7.73& 1X15,972,425 6G,614,ii27
Tons, ti'ounds.
Order General oart-Mart lal.
In sccordnnco with the recommendation
of the Board nf Naval Officers which went
to Ionia. N. T., to Investigate the explosion
In the naval mngnxlne there, resulting In
the loss of several lives, Sccretsry Moody
has ordered a general court-martial to meet
at the New Vork navy yard on January
6, for the trial of Otto Fries, gunner In
charge, and Sergeant Brooks, In charge of
the marine guaid. Fries Is charged with
falling to observe the necessary precau
tions as the regulations In such cases pro
vide, nnd Brooks is charged with running
away and seeking a place of safety, taking
bis men with him.
Wonld Incrrnse nvy.
Senator Hale, chairman of the committee
on naval affairs, said today that it Is the
Intention to make provision for another
liberal addition to the ' navy during the
present session of congress. He says that
when tha additions already authorized are
complete tbe United States will have a
more powerful navy than any other nation,
except Great Britain.
Henson'a Hearing Postponed. .
United States Commissioner Taylor, by
agreement of the counsel, postponed the
hearing In tha case of John A. Benson of
San Francisco, recently arrested here In
connection with tlss Investigation of land
frauds, from next Wednesday to Janu
ary 6.
ASK TELEGRAPHERS TO JOIN
Society of the Army of the Camber
lnnd Wonld ' Admit Mllltnry
Telegrapher.
WASHINGTON. Dec. M.-The Society of
the Army of the Cumberland headquarters
In Washington, by unanimous decision of
Its officers and executive committee, has
taken action of great Interest to survivors
of the United States military telegraphers
of the civil war, - among whom are such
prominent persons as General Thomas T.
Kckert, late president of the Western
Union; Colonel R.' C. Clowry, president of
the Western Union; Colonel L. C. Weir,
president of the Adams Express com
pany, and several hundred others holding
high executive positions throughout the
country with telegraph companies and with
many of the most powerful firms. The so
ciety has admitted privates to membership.
Now It has acted favorably on an appli
cation for admission from a member of the
military telegraph corps and he has been
duly received.
The decision was based on the position
taken by General Sherman when at the
head of the army that "they were as
much a part of the army as though armed
with muskets In the ranks," and upon
the fact that both General Thomas, com
manding the army of the Cumberland,
and General McPherson, commanding the
army of the Tennessee, prescribed a uni
form for the members of the corps In all
respects similar to that of commissioned
officers except the shoulder straps.
READY FOR LINCOLN BUILDING
Advertisement for Construction Bids
to Be PoblUbed Jan
nary 15.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. (Special Tele
gram.) The Lincoln public building will be
put on the market about January IS. Speci
fications are now being prepared and bids
will be Invited for the complete building,
which is to occupy the space north of tha
present building, except heating, electric
wiring and elevators. The building will be
atone faced with either limestone or sand
atone, the appropriation of $:I5.0M) not being
sufficient to warrant a building to be con
structed of granite or marble.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes:
Elliott, regular, Francis A. Hubbard; sub
stitute, Ellas Ashburn. Emerson, regular,
Alexander A. Patrick; substitute, William
A. Rrown.
An additional rural route has been or
dered established February 1 at Shelby,
Shelby county, la. The route embraces an
area of thirty-seven square miles, contain
ing a population of &60.
Thousands will read your want ad. word
for word, if run this week during the mis
spelled word contest.
SECRETARY HAYMUST LEAVE
Pcrnlrlona Chnrnctcr of Bronchial
Trouble Makes Southern Visit
Imperative.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 -The condition
of Secretary Hay remains unchanged. Con
trary to the expectation of his physician
the secretary's bronchial trouble has not
yielded readily lo treatment and Mr. Hay
probably will leave Washington early In
January for Thomasvllle, Ga., for a visit
to Colonel Oliver Payne. The mild c!lmste
there has lielped the secretary before, and
It la hoped may again prove an effective
cure. Unless a decided and unexpected
change for the better In Mr. Hay s condi
tion occurs within the next few days Mr.
Loomia wilt officiate at .the breakfast on
New Year's day to tha diplomatic corps at
the residence of the secretary and Mrs.
Hay. Mr. Loomls also will be present at
the president's reception In the same ca
pacity. Or. Lyon's
PERFECT '
Tooth Ponder
Used by reopte of refinement
cor over a quarter of a century
PRC PAR to tJT
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK
Thousand of Men and Women Have
Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It.
To Prove What the Great Kidney Remedy, Swamp-Root. Will Do
for YOU, Every Reader of The Bee May Have a Sample
Bottle Sent Absolutely Tree by Mail.
It used to be considered Ihst only urinary snd
bladder troublea were to be traced lo the kidneys,
but now modern aclence prove that nearly all dis
eases have their beginning In the disorder of these
most Important organs. '
The kidney filter and purify the blood that Is thtl
work. Therefore, when your kldneya are weak or out of
order, you can understand how quickly your entire
body la affected, and how every organ seem to fsll
to do Its duty.
If you are sick or "feel badly." begin taking the
real kidney remedy, Ir. Kilmer s Hwsmp-Hont. be
cauae aa aoon aa your kldneya ar getting better they
will help all the other organs to health. A trial wlU
convince anyone.
I waa m ronilial Isrrr fop a aaalser at
yeara with weakaeae the kldaeya aaa feaek
and frequent dealre to arlaate, bat after aalag
Ir. Kilmer' lis amp-It ot, I am entirely rarest
and rheerfnllr reenannsend thia waadsrfal
remedy t any who may aaffer from the
romnaoa roan plaint. Moat traly years,
W. f. Rally, 24 Meat, of Pollee,
t'olsjmkaa, Ca.
Weak and unhealthy kldneya are reaponalhte for
many kinds of disease, and If permitted to continue
much suffering and fatal results are sure to follow,
restless, sleepless and Irritable. Makes you pass wster
often during the day and oblige you to get up many
times during the night. I'nhealthy kktnys cause
rheumatism, gravel, catarrh of the bladder, pain or
dull ache In the back. Joints and muscles; msk your
head ache and back ache, cause Indigestion, stomach
and liver trouble, you get a sallow, yellow complex
ion, make you feel as though you had heart trouble;
you may have plenty of ambition, but no strength;
get weak and waste away.
The rtire for these troubles Is Dr. Kilmer's Bwamp
P.oot, tha world-famous kidney remedy. In taking
ttwamp-Root you afford natural help to Nature, for
Swamp -Hoot Is ths most perfect besier snd getitia
aid to the kldneya that Is known to medical science.
How to Find Out
If there Is any 'doubt In your mind as to your
condition take from your urine on flalng about four
ounces, place It In a glass or bottle and let It stand
twenty-four hours. If on examination It Is milky or
cloudy. If there is a brlck-duxt si-tillng, or If small
particles float about In It. your kidneys are In need
of Immediate attention.
Rwsmp-Koot Is pleasant to take and Is used In the
leading hospitals, recommenced by physlclsns In their
private practice, and la taken by doctors themselves
who huva kidney ailments, because they recognize
In It the greatest and most successful remedy for
kidney, llvir and bladder troubles.
EDITORIAL NOTE You may have a sample bottle of thia wonderful remedy,
Bwamp-Koot, sent absolutely free by mall, also a book telling all about Hwamp-Koot.
and containing many of tha thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters receive!
from men anu women who owe their good health, in fact their very lives, to tha
great curative pro perl le of Bwamp-Itont. In writing to 1t. Kilmer Co.. Blbghatn
ton, N. Y., be sure to say you read this gen erons offer In The Omaha Ually bee.
Weakness and Decay
We offer our professional services to men suffering frorj any private' dis
eases resulting from inaiscretlons and dissipations. Does thin concern you. and
is ;-our heahh trembling In the balance? Are you troubled and perplexed, and do
you feel the need of sympathy, counsel snd medical aid? If so, come to me
privately and tell me all about your condition, end I will make s thorough and
sclt ntllic examination of your ailments. An examination that will disclone your
l'ii;Bii.ak! vunuiliuil, stlllioui a
knowleuge of which you are groping
In the aark. Many a man ails, anu be
doesn't know what alls him nor docs
his physician. We 00. li you have
taken treatment elsewhere without
success, 1 will show you why It faded.
1 will explain why you have not been
cured, and why we cure when all
others fail. You have nevar been
treated by our method,- It has cured
thousands of others. It will cure you.
It will cost you nothing to call ana in
vestigate its merits, so don't delay an
other day. No disease remains at a
standstill. Delays are dangerous.
Home men contract diseuiie by being
indiscreet. Others inherit weaknesses
and suffer for the shortcomings of
their parents and drug therm-elves
through a life of decreptltude because
they are trying to conceal the serious
, errors committed. Strength can no
more proceed from weakness than pur
water from a polluted fountain. A
lifetime of suffering often results from
neglecting the first symptoms of dis
ease. It la not so much of a calim.ty
that a man contracts diseases or weak
nesses, but that he neglects them fans
to secure the proper treatment lor
their cure or he has experimented with
too many FREK TRKATMKN I and QUICK Cl'RE Sf HEMES.
We treat men only and cure them quickly, safely and thoroughly. Every man
Buffering with any private disease
Viricocele, Stricture. Nervo-Sexoal Debility, Impotency, B!ood
Poison (Syphilis), Weakening Drains, Kidney, '
Bladder and Urinary Diseases,
v lth any of their numerous snd distressing svmptoms. ewes It to himself his
fi mily, and especially to the future generations to get cured promptly safely
snd thoroughly. .
t 0SL1TAT10N f Qff .Office hours.
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CALIFORNIA
ARC OVER
Union Pacific
kni ria Omaha rtack (fnir Itttination ixt$n kor
quicktr Viam any thr lint.
TWO
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Handaomaly Equipped with
PullMU Palua SlMpini Cart. Fr Reclininf Chair Cart. "
Burial Ssjoking sad Library Cart, Tattris! Sleeping Cart a Specialty.'
Dining Cart, Meals a U carte. . Pin lick Light Steaa Heat, at.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED TRAINS
Fall Information Cbaarfullyf ornithed on Application to
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SCHOOL.
Racine College
Grammar School
"THE SCHOOL THAT I
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Puills rtuiy l ui r an Ins'ructor
It iiduMlee enter any IVllese ir
, V'niver- tl. Fi'citl an. I A tl.lt U.'
Advat.tage. MlUtarv Drill.
For hoys uf a t i: Yeari old.
New term befits eeTkaudey. Jaa. 7. '04
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(Iwamp-ltont Is ylaaaant to tak. I
If you are already convinced
that Hwamp-Root la what vou
need, you can purch the
regular fifty-rent and one
dollnr alse hoitlea at the drug
stores everywhere, ttnn't msk
sny mlstske. but remember tha
name, Hwamp-Koot, Dr. Kil
mer's Swamp-Hoot, and the ad
dress. Plnghamton, N. Y., on
every bottle.
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